How do I use Nakivo Backup & Replication with Wasabi?
Nakivo has been validated for use with Wasabi. Follow steps outlined below to configure Wasabi as a cloud storage target.
Prerequisites:
- Nakivo software v10.0 or higher
- Nakivo software installed and configured
- An active Wasabi account.
1. Launch Nakivo Backup & Replication
2. Navigate to "Settings", "Inventory" & click "Add New..."
3. Choose "AWS/Wasabi account" from the drop down list
4. Provide the following and click "Add"
- Display Name
- Type - choose Wasabi account
- Regions
- Access ID
- Secret access key
Note: This config example discusses the use of Wasabi's us-east-2 storage region. To use other Wasabi storage regions, please use the appropriate Wasabi service URL as described in this article
5. Once Wasabi account has been added, Nakivo will scan all buckets in the account.
6. Click on "Repositories" Page and click "Add Backup Repository"
7. Choose "Add existing backup repository"
8. Choose "Wasabi" and click "Next"
9. Provide the following and click "Next"
- Name
- Assigned Transporter
- Account - Wasabi Storage which was created in step 4
- Wasabi region &
- Wasabi Bucket
10. Default settings on Options page and click "Finish"
11. Click "Add New..." and choose "VMware vCenter or ESXi Host" or any other asset to backup
12. Provide the following details and click "Add"
- Hostname or IP
- Username
- password
13. Navigate to "Dashboard", click "Create" and choose "VMware vSphere backup job" under Backup
14. Choose the VM to backup and click "Next"
15. Choose "Wasabi" and click "Next"
16. Optionally set a schedule or choose "Do not schedule, run on demand" and click "Next"
17. Set the Retention policy applicable to your business needs, choosing default for this scenario and click "Next"
18. Default settings on Options page and click "Finish and Run"
19. Once you click "Finish & Run" a pop-up opens up, opt the VM you are looking to backup and click "Run"
20. Job starts at this point and summary can be reviewed on the dashboard page:
21. Backup chunks will start moving to wasabi. Nakivo writes backups in 5GB chunks
22. Review job details via dashboard.
